Bjarne Jensen (; born 16 April 1959) is a Danish former

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who played as a defender. Jensen continues to hold the record of most appearances for

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

with 556, of which 402 were in the Danish leagues. He continued as a

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after his playing career.

Club career

Jensen spent all 14 seasons of his playing career with

before retiring at age 33 in 1992. From his senior debut in 1978, where the club competed in the 2nd Division (second-tier) until his retirement, Jensen won 5 Danish championships and 1

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. He won the award of Brøndby Player of the Year twice; in 1984 and 1988, while also winning Danish Player of the Year in the latter. Jensen played his final Brøndby game in November 1992, before ending his career. He still holds Brøndby IF's record of most appearances with 556 senior games, in which he scored 32 goals.

International career

Jensen gained four caps for the Denmark national team, in which he scored no goals.

Honours

Brøndby * 1st Division⁽⁾:

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* 2nd Division⁽⁾: 1981 *

: 1988–89 *

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⁽⁾: 1984

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Bjarne 1959 births Living people People from Brøndby Municipality Brøndby IF players Danish men's footballers Denmark international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Association football defenders Danish football managers Brønshøj BK managers Hvidovre IF managers FC Helsingør managers Brøndby IF non-playing staff Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark